Sticky notes for the Mac menu bar

Your note, on whichever screen you're looking at.

Perch lives in the menu bar — the one thing every display shows. Click, and your note is there. On this monitor, or that one.

Download on theApp Store
Free for 3 days · then $9.99 once. No subscription, ever.
Works with any Mac and any number of displays

Where did that note go?

Ordinary sticky notes float on one desktop, on one display — and the moment you switch desktops or go fullscreen, they're behind everything. Perch puts your note in the menu bar, so there's nothing to hunt for.

NotesFileEditColor
Call dentist Thu 3pm
Ship 1.2 build
Review Ana's PR
Desktop 2 · Display 1

Follow the cursor, or stay put.

Each note decides for itself. Most follow you from display to display. Some belong to one screen and should stay there.

Standup
Standup

Follow me

The default. Click the menu bar on any display and the note opens right there, on the screen your cursor is on.

Groceries

Pin to a display

Keep the grocery list on the big screen and the standup notes on the laptop. A pinned note only shows up where you put it.

Per note
Follow me
Pin to display
Main display

Small app. Finished details.

Everything a sticky note needs, and nothing it doesn't.

Standup — Tuesday
• Ship the 1.2 build
• Review Ana's PR before lun

Reopens where you left off

Same note, same scroll, same cursor position. Close it and come back mid-sentence.

Six paper colours

Butter, peach, rose, mint, sky, lilac. The colour is the spine, so a list of notes stays readable.

Packing
1. Passport
2. Chargers
3. typed "1. " once

Smart lists

Type "- " or "1. " and it becomes a list. Return continues it; Return again ends it.

Call Ana before Thursday about the offsite.
B
I

Bold and italic

⌘B and ⌘I, like everywhere else on the Mac. That's the whole formatting palette, on purpose.

dent
Call dentist Thu 3pm

Search

Start typing in the panel and the list filters as you go. Matches are highlighted in the note.

PINNED
Wi-Fi: perch-guest / 4412
NOTES
Ideas for Friday

Pinned notes

Keep the Wi-Fi password at the top forever. Everything else sorts by when you last touched it.

Groceries
1. Milk 2. Eggs 3. Coffee
Pin
Colour
Display
Delete

Press-and-hold actions

Hold on any note for pin, colour, display, and delete. No right-click hunting, no hover toolbars.

space

⌥ Space, from anywhere

A global hotkey opens Perch on whichever display your cursor is on. Press it again to put it away.

Standup
• Ship 1.2
— Tuesday
to TestFlight

Dark mode

Follows the system. Paper colours shift to deeper tones so the spines still read on charcoal.

Perch vs conventional sticky notes

The sticky notes you already have are fine. Here's what's different. Full comparison with Apple Stickies →

Perch
Desktop sticky notes
Visible on every display
Survives fullscreen apps
Reopens where you left off
Smart bullet & numbered lists
Price
$9.99 once
Free

One price. Once.

Try everything first. Pay only if it earns a spot in your menu bar.

DAYS 1–3
Everything, free
Unlimited notes. No signup, no card, nothing to cancel.
AFTER THAT
$9.99/ month
once. Yours for life.
Unlimited notes on every display. No subscription — ever.
Download on theApp Store
Not sold? Your 3 notes stay free forever.

Questions, answered straight.

Is it a subscription?

No. $9.99 once unlocks unlimited notes for good. There is no monthly plan, and there won't be one.

What happens after the 3-day trial?

Nothing dramatic. You keep 3 notes, free, forever. If you want more than that, unlock unlimited from inside the app.

Does it sync to my other Mac or iPhone?

Not yet. Notes live on the Mac they were written on, and there's no iPhone app today.

Which Macs does it run on?

Any current Mac, with any number of displays. Download it from the Mac App Store.

Do I need an account?

No. Download, click the menu bar icon, start the 3-day trial and start typing.